Hi, I completed my first Honour Mode run a couple of days ago (Saturday) having [only] skipped fighting : Ansur; Mystic Carrion; and that big fight on the way to the top of the Brain
I was died once to a Hook Horror in Act I and Lae'zel missed her jump and died falling in a hole in the Hags lair in Act 3
I used lots of Tadpoles; Explosives; stole potions, arrows, and scrolls; and used the Hirelings - none which (of course) didn't prevent me blundering again and again and again !
Intended to recruit Minthara. After Hold Person failed , tried to be smart and aimed to get her HP down to really low level before knocking her unconscious (she can really smite) . Almost did it, then allowed Astarion to take a shot at her with a hand crossbow. Duh !! (slap head) Max damage. Exit Minthara.
After Rolan left the Last Light Inn, despite knowing exactly where to find him and having a plan of what to do, I forgot the plan, then failed to reach him in time. Ended up picking him up and sticking him in a box at camp. Tried (unsuccessfully) for the rest of the game to find a way resurrect him !
Almost lost Gale while avoiding that big fight before we climb up to the top of the Brain. Used Invisibility on him to fly him past the guards. All good 'til invisibility wore off, he was immediately targeted, and every enemy heads towards him. Managed to get him up on a wooden platform. at which point he froze, frightened (fortunately under a Globe of Invulnerability) within sight of escape. Threw down Haste spores which cleared the fear ?!! and briefly got away, only for him to be surrounded by Mindflayer's (queue another Globe of Invulnerability) .. then finally slipped away ... making it to the base of the brain ...
Then almost TPK. All party + Orpheus climb up to the brain invisible accompanied by summoned allies. Had a plan, a great plan. Then (again) forgot the plan. New plan. Party all heads directly to the Crown (invisible). Summons stay put to draw in the enemy. Karlach and Orpheus make it to the Crown ahead of the rest of the party ... (Hurrah !) and then become visible (Aggh!) . Mindflayers kick off. Both Karlach and Orpheus are stunned or incapacitated. Orpheus is wiped down to 10HP, and finally I get another Globe going, in the nick of time with my Bard/Archer (Gale having been counterspelled) and we are surrounded by enemies.
At this point I shut the game down and just walked away.
